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PERFECT PL A N One thing that makes the difference between a merely nice garden and a genuinely special garden is the quality of the foliage. I think the message about growing plants specifically for foliage has got through, but they’re not really what I want to talk about. As with a garden full of as many flowers as possible, a garden with nothing but bold foliage can be over-stimulating. I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that often, what we want is less thrilling - a more peaceful temperate green space. Sadly, what we often get is a monotonous green lump. Flowers help but can look bland – random colours on a plain green background. Maybe we tend to think too much in terms of categories - Flowering Plants versus Foliage Plants. If the plant has flowers, we don’t worry too much about the foliage and vice-versa, and a lot of popular flowering plants have very boring foliage. I’m thinking of daisy family especially, but also some of the big spring flowering shrubs like Forsythia and Philadelphus. But the keen plants-person will be aware that often there isa similar plant with much nicer leaves and a better overall effect. What makes them better? Shape, colour and texture are obvious factors. Philadelphus is a good example. The common species is P.coronarius – the traditional Mock Orange. It’s an immense shrub – fabulous scent for about a week but then a scruffy green mass until autumn when it becomes a huge bundle of sticks. For a long time I wouldn’t even consider planting a Philadelphus until I saw P.delavayi. It’s still a big shrub, and also doesn’t flower for long but its leaves are more solid and have a bettertexture. There are many smaller Philadelphus, better for a small garden, but if you want a big one, don’t choose P.coronarius. Many people complain that Peonies flower briefly
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then take up too much room for the rest of the summer. However, I’ve always loved peonies and that is partly because the ones I’m thinking of have among the best foliage of any border perennial – broadly lobed and cut, in various shades of green, with red tints and veins. The young shoots are usually a good rich red and the leaves may colour up well in the autumn. So these are the featuresto look out for – new growth and autumn colour. There are plants grown almost entirely for these features, but there are plenty more that, although not show-stoppers, are still worth looking at. Many plants have red, purple or dark tinted new leaves, or very fresh pale green ones. Sometimes the veins or the stalk is picked out in red, yellow or even black. It doesn’t sound like much but it makes all the difference. Later, while some plants become tatty and wan with age, others keep their shape and take on tints of buff or maroon. Finally, it is important to consider how well a plant bows out once it has done its bit. Many fabulous plants only flower briefly in the spring but thensit there for the rest of the summer. Do they take up space like a big green blot, or do they slip demurely into the scenery? Big evergreens are an obvious concern, and the old hybrid Rhododendrons more than most, but there are those with a lighter shape and attractively textured and coloured foliage. Most produce their new shoots after flowering and these can be very ornamental. Trees and shrubs with a light, open structure and fresh green leaves make a lush backdrop for vivid summer flowers.
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MARK FRANCOIS Conservative Member of Parliament for Rayleigh and Wickford
On 23rd June our country will have an opportunity to express a direct say on Europe for the first time in over forty years. I hope as many people as possible will use this chance and support our democracy by voting to leave. Over 50% of our laws are now made by the EU, proposed by unelected EU Commissioners who we cannot remove, even if we disagree strongly with their decisions. Parliament cannot interfere with this process and EU laws, passed in this manner, take precedence over our own British Law. British courts, even our Supreme Court, are subservient to the European Court of Justice, whose judges we cannot choose. I think we should elect our own Government and make our own laws in Parliament, rather than have them increasingly imposed upon us by unelected foreign officials. I also want to see us reassert control over our own borders and decide who can and cannot come into our country, whereas, at present, it is extremely difficult to refuse entry to anyone who is an EU citizen. The security implications of this are obvious. This difficulty of refusing entry – and of increasing the pressure on our public services–will only be compounded if Turkey becomes a member of the EU. Also we should refuse to give in to “Project Fear”. The EU runs a major trade deficit with us, something they will not want to give up if we leave.
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In summary, I want to live in a democracy, where we take back control ofour own borders, elect our own Government and make our own laws. We have a once in a generation opportunity to secure this in June and I very much hope that we will take it.
ANGELA WATKINSON Conservative Member of Parliament for Upminster and Hornchurch I intend to vote to remain in the EU. We all have to ask ourselves if our future will be stronger and more secure if we are part of the world’s largest trading block, or if we leave. Most important is the economy. Individuals, businesses and families need assurance about their jobs, food prices, utilities and petrol. 80% of our exports to the EU are in services and being part of that single market plus free trade with 50 other countries, brings many benefits and assurances. Of course the EU is not perfect – it needs further reform so it interferes and spend less. But not being part of the single currency or the Schengen border/visa free area means we are in a special position. If we vote to leave, there will be 2 years of uncertainty and instability, during which all the existing treaties will have to be unravelled, followed by a period of negotiation to set up new arrangements. Canada has taken 8 years to negotiate access to the single market. Claims that we would not suffer any detriment from Brexit are wishful thinking. Jobs could be at risk, inward investors could look elsewhere, the value of sterling could fall and the status of the City of London as the major European financial hub could suffer. The world is in a volatile state from weather to terrorism. More uncertainty is the last thing we need. Most people think immigration is too high and access to benefits for EU migrants has been changed to prevent abuse of our welfare system. Highly educated and skilled migrants who come here to work, benefit our economy, as do UK migrants who live and work in other EU countries. Migrants from Africa and the Middle East do NOT have visa free access to the UK and refugees must claim asylum in the first safe country they arrive in – clearly not the UK. People smuggling into Europe is a serious challenge which would continue to affect the UK even after Brexit. We must work together with our EU partners to stop this cruel trade in human misery.
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GEORGE WEST President, cross party, Campaign for an Independent Britain founded 1969 Who can doubt that the UK is best able to manage its own affairs and make our own laws in the interests of our own people, rebuilding our own trading links with the rest of the world especially our Commonwealth friends whilst maintaining friendships with European neighbours. The advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages no matter the scare-mongering to hoodwink the British as in the 1975 referendum by pretending slight reform. The ever tightening centralisation that the EU is planning can be found in the “Five Presidents Report” covering 2015 to 2025 on the internet. A vote to leave the undemocratic EU will set us free from the EU treadmill of escalating ever closer control. It will remove us from the EU/USA TTIP trade plans that are being negotiated in secret that could well allow the final privatisation of the NHS. We can keep rules that are now embedded in UK legislation such as workers’ rights, maternity leave and working hours whilst getting rid of those EU rules that prevent us from giving state aid to our manufacturing industries to protect jobs and enable us to protect ourselves in times of any future military conflict. We would limit the number of people coming into the UK, selecting those with skills we need and turning away or deporting everyone with a criminal record. We would not discriminate against our Commonwealth friends as we have to do at present. We can ensure that population growth is managed in line with what we are able to provide by way of housing, hospitals, school places other services. We can help end austerity measures, lower national debt and its interest charges. We can continue to provide subsidies to our farmers and restore our territorial waters and fishing grounds to bring to an end the North Sea man-made EU disaster that has led to the destruction of our own fishing fleet. As for pollution, we had the Clean Air Act before we went into the EU. It isn’t the EU that has kept the peace in Europe. Instead of paying a membership fee of £33 million every day to the EU, we can cut out the middle man (The EU) and spend the money in our own country whilst still providing reasonable overseas aid for genuine need. We can again make the Civil Service and BBC independent and decide our own levels of VAT. Confidence in our country should be restored. It is silly to suggest we are too small or would be isolated when we can continue to access the Single Market and resume our seat at the World Trade Organisation where standards are now set internationally not by the outdated EU. We can be governed by the Parliament we elect and not by unelected Commissioners in Brussels. We can also have a Prime Minister and a Chancellor who do not have to travel around EU countries begging for permission to change anything we do not want but are always over-ruled by the other 27 countries.
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JAMES MCGRORY Chief Campaign Spokesman for Britain Stronger In Europe Britain is stronger, better off and safer in Europe than we would be out on our own. Leaving would risk our prosperity, threaten our safety and diminish Britain’s influence in the world. The benefits of membership clearly outweigh the costs. Millions of British jobs, including in Essex, are linked to our trade with EU countries. We get about £26 billion a year in investment from Europe. And being part of Europe means cheaper prices in our supermarkets. All in all, independent experts calculate being in Europe is worth around £3,000 per year for every family in Britain. It’s not just our finances which are stronger in Europe. Many threats to Britain’s security are global – like cross-border crime and terrorism – and require an international response. Whether it’s implementing sanctions against Russia, sharing intelligence or arresting criminals using the European Arrest Warrant, being in Europe makes us safer. In today’s complex world, the UK has more control over its destiny by working through organisations like the EU. We would never dream of leaving the UN or NATO, because they amplify our power. If we want Britain to be a leader in the world, we need to lead in Europe too. Worst of all is that the leave campaign has no idea what we’d end up with if we left. They’ve admitted they want Britain cut off from the single market. That would be a massive blow for British business, putting thousands of jobs on the line. And they can’t say what trade deal we’d get instead. They used to talk about a deal like Canada’s or Switzerland’s but now they talk about one like Albania’s or Bosnia’s. Britain can do better than that and the truth is that any alternative to EU membership would leave Britain worse off.
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ENERGY All of the big six energy providers – British Gas, EDF, Eon, Npower, Scottish Power and SSE – have now announced price cuts to their standard tariffs, most to hit over the next month; but these are piddly, paltry, tiny, irrelevant and, ultimately, ignorable. Even after these cuts of roughly £30 a year, without any question you are BEING RIPPED OFF – typically by over £300 a year. If you’re detecting a sense of frustration in my writing, you are correct. I’ve been banging on about this for over a decade, yet still 70% of the UK population are on these damn awful tariffs. So before I get into the “whats” and “hows”, let me prove why you need to listen. In recent weeks my Twitter and email inbox have been swamped with people shocked at their savings and wishing they’d done it before. Here’s just two: Sarah: “Switched gas and electric. Saving of £1,117 per year, should have done it years ago.” Jo: “@MartinSLewis - just switched & saved £813 on my gas & electric?!? Un-flippin’ believable!! Thank you for banging on about it!” 1) It’s quick and easy to switch Slashing the amount you pay for energy really isn’t difficult. It takes minutes to find your cheapest, then it’s switched over in 17 days. I got four newish members of my team to do a comparison and on average it took 5 minutes 52 seconds. Those who worry about switching, don’t – it’s the same pipes, gas, meter and safety – the only thing that changes is the price and customer service. 2) Use a comparison site but do it the right way As your saving and your cheapest depends on where you live and what you use, there’s no one winner. Plug your details into a comparison site and it’ll show your best deal. To do this, you need your address, your
current tariff and your usage. The best usage to put in is your Kilowatt hours, if not that, then your annual cost, if not then monthly cost. If you don’t have any info – just guess! While you may not get the perfect result, if you’re on a standard tariff you’ll save substantially. To do a comparison you can use my www. CheapEnergyClub.com or, alternatively, you can use any www.ofgem.gov.uk approved comparison site, but, if so, do watch for two things. - Ensure it searches all tariffs Some comparison sites by default will only show you the tariffs that they get paid for. This filters out some of the cheapest deals. Make sure when you’re doing a comparison you’ve selected the option to see all the results, that way you’ll get to see the best deals.
YOU ARE BEING RIPPED OFF - TYPICALLY BY OVER £300 A YEAR. - Beware personal projections if you’re on a fixed tariff When doing a comparison, most comparison sites follow the regulators’ guidance and show your ‘personal projection’, which is effectively your average energy cost over the next year. This is normally fine, but is nonsense for anyone on a fixed tariff ending within 12 months – something I’ve campaigned against, to little avail. For example, if your current fix costs £800 a year and ends in six months, and after you’ll then pay £1,200 a year, as you’ll be on the energy firm’s standard tariff, the personal projection say you’ll pay £1,000 in a year – the cost averaged over 12 months. So if the market’s cheapest deal is £900 a year, the results will tell you to switch and save £100. Yet do it now and for the first six months you’ll actually be paying more, not less. You
need to see both prices to make a decision, which www.cheapenergyclub.co.uk does. Comparethemarket.com andenergyhelpline. comhave options to see both as well. - Check customer service feedback too. It’s not all about pure price, service counts. It may be worth paying a little more for one with a good service record; Ovo is relatively cheap for many people with a good track record. Most comparison sites include some service listings. 3) If you don’t want to change supplier, change tariff. Many confuse changing tariffs with changing companies, but you don’t necessarily have to. For example, at the time of writing this, if you’re on Npower’s standard tariff, which on typical usage is £1,110/year, you can switch to its cheapest 12 month fix, which is actually one of the market’s cheapest at £781/year – saving £320. So at the very least do a comparison and if you really don’t want to switch (not a big deal, but some don’t like it) at least move to your supplier’s cheapest. It’s worth noting some firms also operate under more than one name, for example British Gas is also Scottish Gas and Sainsbury’s Energy. Also some big suppliers offer far cheaper deals via ‘collective switches’ through local councils or comparison sites. So you may find you can save £100s and stay just where you are – but never sign up to a collective switch that doesn’t offer a full market comparison as part of it.
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Leicester City have made history! From odds of 5000/1 to odds on favourites with two games spare they have gone and clinched the league title. Real football fans of Essex might have their head turned a little by the amazing events that have unfolded in the premiership, but at 3pm on a Saturday and sometimes 8pm on a weekday their attention is with their local team, whether it be at home or for an away day in Bognor. Whether it be with Grays Athletic in the Ryman Premier Division or with Southend United in League One, Essex football fans have had another season of ups and downs and as we are the a local magazine I wanted to do a quick round up of some of our local clubs. Let’s travel around Essex seeing how we have performed.
Starting with Billericay Town FC. 8th and 10th in the last two seasons, looks likes they are going to be non movers, 9th this year, consistent and consolidating their place in the Ryman’s top league. Jump in the car down London Road and you get to the home of Brentwood Town. Not a good season for them this year. Relegated back to Ryman North, need to have bouncebackability next season. Back on a bus up to the A127 come off that and get yourself down Canvey Way. Canvey Island FC have stayed in the Ryman Prem with a 14th place finish. Over the road on the Island, are Concord Rangers. Concord are in 11th place in
the Vanarama National League South this year, another consolidation job. Get a cab down the A130 and you arrive in Chelmsford, home for Chelmsford City FC. 13th in the Vanarama League South, the clarets have stayed in the division; however the capital of Essex needs a team to fly the flag in league football. Hitchhike along the A12 and you hit the success story that is Braintree Town FC. Dizzy heights of 5th this year and playoffs beckoning. Promotion into the football league a possibility!? Watch this space! Train out of Braintree London bound with a change at Shenfield and you arrive at Romford. 16th place, they clung onto their Ryman League North status looking up at local rivals. A short jog up past the Harrow pub and you’re in Hornchurch. 5th place this season, impressive for the pride of Havering. Finally we jump on the coach to the seaside to join the shrimpers, Southend United. The biggest club in Essex and at one stage were in with a shout of back to back promotions. The wheels came off with that particular charge, but they have stayed in League One, no playoff drama this year, but plenty of good feeling around Southend at the moment. I could go on, Colchester, Grays, Bishops Stortford and there are many more I haven’t mentioned, but I only have a page. On with the 16/17 season, it will be here before you know it.
Put the spotlight on your local sports team, contact Zaki Hasan, via email, zaki@aroundtownmagazines.co.uk
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Buying & Selling Children’s Clothes & Toys Children outgrow clothes and toys quickly, and replacing them with new items can be costly. Swapseez UK is a venture that will pay you for toys and clothes and provide bargains on nearly-new items as your children move into the next size or developmental stage. Sales events are run at Cranham Community Centre on Mondays during term time, from 9:00-12:00. For more information, visit the website: www.swapseezuk.com or email us at: swapseezuk@hotmail.com
Chelmsford & District Welsh Society Membership is open to anyone with Welsh origins or connections, or to anyone with an appreciation of Welsh heritage and traditions. Visitors and guests are warmly welcomed to attend our meetings. The Society’s monthly meeting is held in St Cedd’s Hall, Cathedral
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Chapter House, Chelmsford, CM1 1NX, and is usually on the fourth Thursday of every month. The next meeting is on Thursday 26th May at 7.30pm. All new members are welcome, come along to our meeting for a fun and sociable evening. For more details please contact Gwenno on 07724144432 www.chelmsfordwelsh.org.uk www.facebook.com/ chelmsfordwelsh
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Friends Of Upminster Mini Golf Course We are a recently formed group with the aims of promoting the Mini Golf Course in Hall Lane, Upminster and working in partnership with Havering Council to improve amenities and to encourage people of all ages to participate at the course. Find us on Facebook. Why not come and give it a go. Equipment is supplied and the course suits all abilities from novices to experienced golfers looking to improve their short game.
Counselling for whatever your reason maybe, it matters to us so please contact us Sue/Karen 0758 1624063 / 0742 8911002 based in Cranham Community Centre, Upminster. Fees upon request.
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Yoga is great to help physical fitness developing flexibility, strength, posture, co-ordination as well help you to relax and be calmer.
Dance away your blues. Join us on a Thursday and put on your dancing shoes. Ballroom and sequence dancing 8.00pm til 10.30pm every Thursday in Cranham Community Association Centre, Marlborough Gardens, Cranham, Upminster. For more information please call Bob on 01708 226445.
Euromedical Ambulance Service A volunteer led charity serving Upminster and Havering providing first aid cover at sporting,social and school events with weekly training sessions leading to recognised first aid qualifications for members. Meetings are held at the Rush Green Community Assn Social Club. For more information contact Melvyn Gallagher 01708 224167 or e – mail magallagher@mgnet. freeserve.co.uk
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Household Budgeting Help In these days of austerity and tight budgets many people would like to know the secrets of how to budget, save and spend well. We are delighted to offer the CAP Money Course to help with just that. This is a Government approved
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Kids Activity Expo 2016 The Kids Activity Expo 2016 takes place on Sunday 22nd May, 10.30am-4.30pm at Coopers’ Company and Coborn school, Upminster. It’s a great day out for all the family! Visit our activity club exhibitors and try FREE taster sessions including martial arts, dance, and football. We also have an indoor cinema, inflatables field and a party room! Book your FREE entry tickets now at www.KidsActivityExpo.com or pay £1.50pp on the door.
MummyNatal with Your Natal Way MummyNatal antenatal classes supporting mums-to-be to tune into what their birth experience is, focusing simply on the present moment and finding confidence and acceptance. Weekly classes include mindful meditation exercises, breathing practice, birth ball exercise, exercises for encouraging baby into optimum position for birth, managing intense sensation exercises, birth physiology and birth choices education. Classes at The Sanctuary, Upminster, Tuesday 8-9pm – yournatalway@ outlook.com 07738572554
OASIS - A ‘disability-friendly’ meeting for adults On the second Sunday of each month, from 3.00 to 4.30 pm, we have our ‘disability-friendly’ meeting at Cranham Baptist Church, Severn Drive, Upminster, RM14 1SN. A traditional Sunday Service is not for everyone! Oasis meetings are aimed at people with disabilities and their carers. The meetings are accessible, informal and fun where Jesus is worshipped through Bible teaching, singing, prayer and fellowship with others. We provide a safe environment and loving support for adults with disabilities and their carers. For more information contact the Oasis Team on 01708 223551, 07714 853545 or the Church Office on 01708 224851.
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch has teamed up with award-winning theatre company Rifco (the creators of Britain’s Got Bhangra) and Watford Palace Theatre, to present a coproduction of an entrancing new musical – Laila, playing from 17 – 21 May. The Romford Rose – a heartfelt brand new musical written specially for Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch - will be performed from 27 May – 18 June. We’d be delighted if you were able to join us at our Opening Night on Tuesday 17 May at 7.30pm. Box Office: 01708 44 3333 www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Tennis 4 All Hylands is delighted to engage with the JW Tennis Academy (JWTA)
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Thames Chase Forest Centre The Thames Chase Trust is grateful for the support in helping to secure the maximum grant from Tesco’s ‘Bags of Help’ fund to be used to refurbish the tree nursery at the Forest Centre. During the summer the nursery will be redesigned, rebuilt and a potting shed added ready for autumn seed planting with children and families. We are now looking for extra volunteers to help build the beds and look after the nursery, so if you would like to help develop a nursery for supplying native trees to plant throughout the Forest contact the Forest Centre. More details can be found on the website www.thameschase.org.uk or at the Centre.
Upminster Bowling Club If you fancy the healthy sport of Bowls played in the open air in the magnificent surroundings of a 15th century Club house in Hall Lane, Upminster RM14 1AU then why not join us on our Open Day on Saturday, 11th June @ 2pm. Experience is not required and Bowls will be supplied, the only ‘must’ is to come equipped with flat soled shoes. New members are always welcomed.
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